Child spinal surgery delay claims are being checked – Sturgeon Nicola Sturgeon has asked for "external assurance" over claims made by an NHS Lothian surgeon. Source
NHS backlog progress at risk from junior doctors’ strike in England Health leaders say it is inevitable next week's 72-hour walkout in England will have an impact. Source
Covid-19 origin debate ‘squashed’, ex-CDC chief Dr Robert Redfield claims Dr Robert Redfield makes the claim at a US congressional panel's first hearing into Covid's origins. Source